Melania Trump: 'You need to watch your back' in White House

The first lady gave her impressions on a range of issues for an upcoming TV special.

First Lady Melania Trump tours the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt, on October 6. The first lady spent several days touring Africa in her first overseas trip without President Donald Trump. White House Photo by Andrea Hanks/UPI | License Photo

Oct. 11 (UPI) -- First lady Melania Trump says in an upcoming television interview there are trust issues in the Trump administration, and that she's one of the most bullied people in the world.

A portion of the interview aired Thursday on Good Morning America. In it, she said there are people she doesn't trust in the White House -- and she lets her husband, President Donald Trump know about it.

"Some people, they don't work there anymore," she said.

In the wide-ranging interview with ABC News' Tom Llamas, Trump was asked if she's a sounding board for the president.

Trump's interview comes just weeks after a New York Times report cited an unidentified White House official who criticized the president's demeanor and implied there's a resistance to Trump in the presidential residence that curbs his agenda.

Melania Trump has been the subject of international speculation, in view of the president's controversial positions and various personal accusations -- including the claim he paid adult video star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an extramarital affair.